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As tensions rise between the U.S. and China over fresh tariff threats, International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva is urging calm, arguing that global trade is far more resilient than it appears.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says fears that “trade is dead” are overblown.

Maybe President Trump has bet on a dead horse. After all, Argentina has never been a good bet.

The IMF and World Bank's semi-annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors gets underway in Washington on Monday, against the backdrop of new trade threats from the world's two largest economies.

The world’s least developed countries paid US $37 billion (£28bn) to service their debts in 2023, but received only $32 billion (£24bn) in climate finance

Influential economists want replenishment of funds and new ways to define countries in need before this week’s IMF and World Bank meetings

Trump’s latest tariff tantrum and rising fears of an AI bubble have quickly borne out Kristalina Georgieva’s claim that ‘uncertainty is the new normal’

Labour embraced the forecaster’s powerful role, but now finds itself scrambling in the face of gloomy projections

As central bankers warn of an AI bubble, Silicon Valley’s true believers are doubling down—turning AGI prophecy into cash, clout, and billion-dollar bets.

Major banking institutions are starting to warn of an impending market correction for AI companies and their stock prices. Although not all agree when it'll happen, most suggest it is coming as the major industry players continue to invest in each other, driving up investments and share prices in turn.